Following the death of Pope Francis, cardinals will convene at the Vatican for the papal conclave. The conclave, a centuries-old tradition, involves cardinals voting in the Sistine Chapel until a ...

Some cardinals ensure their choice remains secret by obscuring their handwriting before folding up their paper ballot to just an inch wide. Ballots are then placed in a lidded bronze and silver ...

The cardinals at the Sistine Chapel in Vatican ... Any notes taken during the conclave are supposed to be burned with the paper ballots, which are incinerated up to twice a day.

Inside the secretive meeting, cardinals will use an array of objects ... The urn is used to collect the ballots, rectangular pieces of paper printed with the Latin phrase “Eligo in Summum ...

VATICAN CITY, — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves ... The electors cast paper ballots, and voting continues until one candidate receives a two-thirds majority ...

The process to elect the next pope will begin on May 7. ROME -- Two cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church who will be voting in the upcoming papal conclave sat down with ABC News to discuss the ...

Gallagher then got things back on track, pointing out that since the youngest of the cardinals is 44, time away from their screens shouldn't be too hard. "They’re of a certain age, so they might ...

In the wake of the death of Pope Francis, the spotlight has been placed on the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church as they gather for a secretive conclave to select the next pontiff.